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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Sorry ladies if i've been lagging a few days on posts, I know some of you had questions on past posts so I will try and answer them this week. Last week was super busy catching up with family from San Francisco and Canada- all were here to celebrate my sister's bday which was just absolutely amazing! It was beautiful and a lot better than when I had my 18th birthday and she of course was STUNNING. (Uh hello her big sis did her makeup! LOL)

My mom saw my sister then wanted me to do her makeup too! So I did hers, and my little sister's as well and they looked glam and ready to party! In a nutshell, the products I used on my sis to match her dress were MAC's "Parfait Amour", MUFE's infamous purple eyeshadow, and NYX "Black". For her lips, I used "Lavender Whip". On my mom, since her dress was gold, I used MAC e/s in "Goldmine", a mix of browns like "Mulch" and Milani's "Java Bean", and a few browns from last year's Smokey Eyes palette. I warmed up her complexion with MAC Blush in "Warm Soul", and brought out here eyes with Revlon Colorstay Eyeliner, Revlon Fantasy Lengths eyelashes, and adorned her lips with MAC's "Creme de Nude" cremesheen lipstick.

It was nice to see family I haven't seen in awhile, esp. ever since my parents moved to Washington, it's been hard keeping in touch with everyone. All the cousins and kids of course are so much older now since it's been years since we've seen some of them, and we GREW UP with most of them so it was nice to see the people they've become. The father-daughter dance made me tear up, as my dad and sis danced to Celine Dion's "Because You Loved Me". And my sister cried when she said her speech as she wished that my other grandma was here to celebrate with her who passed last year.

The BF and his family also joined in the fun, and my feet were killing me at the end of the night running back and forth taking pictures of everyone, but it was such a great party and most importantly, my sister had the best time of her life and with her childhood friends. Her "friend" and escort Norman, had a surprise speech which was so sweet and romantic, they've known each other since they were 7 years old- and my dad almost had a heart attack because his other daughter, who seemed like a baby just yesterday- now has a BF of her own. LOL...awwww!

Anyway here are a few pics from the party, we also took studio pics the day after since mom said we had to "update" the one at her house (last time me and my sis took pics we were all little kids) so the parentals were happy campers. :)

WOW! Seems like a beautiful party, with very beautiful people. You looked amazing and I love the birthday girl's dress. I love your baby sister (megan) I feel like pulling her cheeks every time I see her picture ;)

Awwww that looks like a lot of fun!!! No wonder all you girls are gorgeous, your parents passed down their good genes LOL Everyone looks beautiful! I love the family photos at the end. We need some new ones for our family too. Thanks for sharing!

Giiiiirl, that party looks amazing! Like a wedding. How beautiful! And the bf and his brother looks JUST alike. And so do you and your pops. Wowsers. I just took sisterly pictures with my 3 younger sisters. Wish I could post them online. You all look stunning!

happy bdae to ur sis! i loved looking at the pics! they're jus awesome! :) and the makeup of the fam looks soooo good! and i like ur mom's dress. i want it for my wedding, except in off white. :h: and that's so nice that the bf and dad are bffs hehe. i hope my dad & fiance will be bffs too once they get to meet in person.

And i can't help notcing the age differences between the sisters is very big! (not hinting anything!) i think that's really cool! A big age gap is good for children I think as the elder one will really look after the younger and the younger ones look up to their elder siblings. Less flights and etc.

you guys are the cutest sisters! Your baby sister DOES look like a mini you... it's so cute! Your sister looked like a princess! Her dress and everything! You should post up pics of your 18th birthday. I'd love to see how you looked :) thanks for sharing!

omg! What a beautiful banquet for your little sister! You did a great job on the make up <3 Your two sisters are ADORABLE You parents must be so happy =D and aww your sister is crying! I hope she had a wonderful night! Must be one helluva night <3 HAPPY BIRTHDAY to her =D

Wow what an extravagant place! And orchids on the cake?! WOW. I try so hard to grow those and fail at every attempt.. and here you have a bunch on cake! I wish my 18th birthday was at least a bit extravagant as that *tear* haha. Anyways.. now I know why you and your sis look so different.. you look more like your dad and your sis looks more like your mom! That's so crazy cool.

WOW! Her party was bigger than my wedding, lol. Where was it held? The room is beautiful, and her dress looks perfect on her! The whole schebang looks like it was a huge success. How do you top a party like that?

oh wow! happy birthday to your sister! you all look so wonderful! you did a good job with your sister's makeup (as usual!) oh and its obvious that your baby sister loves you too much hence the funny expression in the 2nd pic. LOL. ^_^

HAIR AND MAKE-UP!WOooowww!! And wait,There's a lot of people who came! I love our traditional 18th Bday.It's a DEBUT!!!Aww..I had mine like a couple of years ago.HAHA.Anyways,I think you did a great job with the purple look on your sister! IT's really pretty and made her even prettier.And how cute is your youngest sister with her MAC lippy. =) WOW! So tres marias,eh?! =) U have a very wonderful Family Vanessa! =) And u look lovely yourself that night,too.Ü

Awww, Debuts are so awesome! It looks like your sister had the time of her life =) I Love your dress, btw!!

Also, i clicked on all the NYX products you had a link on in the blog, and I was wondering where that is. I live near the puente hills mall, and i know you go there from time to time, so i was wondering if all those NYX products are near there???

really sweet.. makes my heart melt.. its so great to see you post the event..i miss my sister -i lost her on dec 1st.. im proud of you hun for taking care of your family -esp your sisters.. im sure they look up to you :) much love sweetheart ...LOVE the makeup you did for your sister-very lovely <3 <3

wow, that is such an amazing 18th bday bash!!! you and your family look gorgeous, and your sister! you girls are actually really pale/have fair skin compared to a lot of my filipino friends. i wish i could see what it's like to attend a debut, since i've never ever been to one. :( ooh! when your youngest little sis turns 18, invite me pleasee!! haha :P

belated happy bday to you sis! i am so jealous, i never had one 'cause it's either that or my college fund LOL. her dress looks amazing! and of course the makeup! and why am i even surprised??? *wink wink*

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